Local Social Roundup From Cheery Valley to Volga City
Adolph Hanson and family hosted by Christen Bros in Cheery. Bernice Ernst stayed with Mr and Mrs Harold Strong. Dorothy Herman and Ruth Rothlisberger visited households near Volga City and Wadena. Dozens of local guests gathered at homes of Herman, Chapman, Yearous, and Mackellar. Cemetery Association and Ladies Aid met. next month at Mrs L W Mackellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Hanson
Christen Bros
Cheery
Valley
Bernice Ernst
Harold Strong
Arthur Herman
Dorothy
Ray Herwig
Jitt Klingman
Fred
Wadena
C. Wenger
Bbink
Coronel Rothlisher
Harold Herman
Mrs. Hummell
Volg Gity
L. W. MacKellar
Tia Turnbull
Mary Moore
Arthur Chapman
Oak Grove
Martha Chapman
Ruth ,Rothlisberger
Chas. Rothlisberger
Ruby Bark
Henry Holzer
John Wells
Near Gander
Will Frieden
Mervin
Ellen Hunsberger
JeromeeYarcus
Richard Ganine
Maxine
Ernest Ayers
Ed Pulfer
Cheery Valley
Allen Schneider
Anna Grimm
Elizabeth Frieden
Dorothy Herman
Ruth Rothlisberger
Myr
Elgin
Geraldine Yearous
Opal Dennler
Fred Nydegger
Cemetery Association and
Ladies’ Aid
Jakie Yearous Jr
Perry Medberry
Glen
Volga City
Chas. Medberry
Jim Yearous
George Wilkinson
Chas. Chapman
Myron
C. L. Chapman
Len Hummel
Baby weighs 22 pounds at birth claims heavyweight
Willard Dempsey Howard of Huntington West Virginia is three days old and weighs 22 pounds at birth claiming a heavyweight baby title. He is the 16th child of his parents and his mother is 88. The family story also notes a San Francisco visit by relatives and a local family returning from California with remarks on the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Dempsey Howard
Huntington
West Virginia
Willard Dempsey
Postville Lad Wins 250 for Best State Slogan
Francis Schroeder, a Postville high school senior class of 1929, won the Iowa State Register slogan contest with the line Money spent for Iowa Made Helps to Increase Iowa's Trade. The grand prize of 250 dollars was announced in the Postville Herald as a statewide victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Iowa
Francis Schroeder
Postville High School
Iowa State Register
Postville Herald
Beaman Residents Host Visitors and Local News
Mr and Mrs Herbert Harris of Beaman Iow a were callers Sunday afternoon in Rev J J Snyder home Mrs Robert Peters was taken to West Union hospital Monday for blood poisoning from paint and treatments Alden Pinney of Benton Missouri was elected vice president of the southeast Missouri Lions Clubs and named to the executive committee The Lions cover five counties Benton is his home town and among the smallest towns in the U S to support a Lions Club Mrs Jens Halverson and son Duen left for Chisago City Minnesota The two older sons Harry and Signey stay with grandparents Mr and Mrs H and Groth until a house can be built after their buildings were destroyed by a tornado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Harris
Beaman
Iowa
J. J. Snyder
Robert Peters
West Union Hospital
Alden Pinney
Benton
Missouri
Southeast
Jens Halverson
Duen
Chisago City
Minnesota
Harry
Signey
How Many Pounds To The Bushel
Frank Gehring shelled seed corn and weighed 108 ears of Ried's Yellow Dent. The 67 pounds total were three pounds under a bushel. from this, 58 pounds became seed corn, 4 pounds tip and butt kernels, and 10 pounds gobs, yielding a one pound overrun. The test challenges the 70 pound ear corn bushel standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gehring
Fire Menaces Main Street of Waucoma
Citizens woke to an eight o clock fire siren as flames swept the second floor of a pool hall and the roof of a south produce building in Waucoma. Three hose lines confined the blaze to the pool hall area and the produce building north end. Blanketing sheets and tin covered both structures, preventing further spread. Nearby residents and visitors are noted: Elizabeth German of New Bern, NC, visiting in Walter German’s home, the Robt. Grimes family near West Union spending Sunday with T. W. Dean, and Mrs. Lana Henderson returning from Newton after weeks away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waucoma
John Etter
Elizabeth German
Newburn
No. Carolina
Walter German
Robt. Grimes
West Union
T. W. Dean
Lana Henderson
Newton
Kingman Family Farm at Coventry Place Near Wadena
Co. M. Kingman farms the Clarence Coventry farm northeast of Wadena this year. His sons had rented the place but chose to stay another year near Garnaville and persuaded their father to run the Coventry farm for them. C. M.'s brother Albert remains with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. M. Kingman
Clarence Coventry
Wadena
Garnaville
Coventry Place
C. M’s
Albert
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Illyria
Nick Bakeman
San Francisco
Calif
Delbert
Bakeman
California
John Feller
Duane
Elkadsr
Bobbie Falb
Bobi
Postville Lad
Grant Battery
Chevrolet
FORD
Overland
Loftsgard
Gunder
Donna Mattocks
Albert Gehring
Aleci
Schumacher
Quaker
Weibel Mill Company
Elgin, Iowa
General Motors
America
Ing
Fisher
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Oakland
Moiters
Viking
Eneral Motors
F.O. B
Dept. A
Detroit, Michigan
Ochevrolet
Pontiac Doldsmobile
Oviking Cruick Olisalle
Cadillac C
Prigidaire
BUICK
Lasalle
General Motor
Europe
Cadillac
Fleetwood
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